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TOUR 



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CALIFORNIA 



1899 



Personally Conducted. 



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TOUR 



CALIFORNIA, 



GOLDEN GATE SPECIAL/ 



Under the Personally-Conducted Tourist System 



PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. 



PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. 
1899. 



J. R. WOOD, GEO. W. BOYD, 

GenU Passenger Agent. Asst. Gen' I Passenger Agent. 



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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the Year 1S9S, by 

THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY, 

In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. 



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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD 



PERSONALLY- T^ O T T T? 

CONDUCTED i W U J\. 



THROUGH 



CALIFORNIA 




.*" HE Personally-Conducted Tour through Cali- 
fornia laid out in the following pages has 
been arranged for. the special benefit of 
those who desire to visit the points of 
interest in this " Paradise of the Pacific " 
and enjoy its matchless climate in a 
thoroughly satisfactory manner, at a 
minimum expense, and with the least 
loss of time. Arrangements have there- 
fore been made to use the "Golden 
Gate Special," the finest train that has ever crossed the 
continent, over the entire route, leaving it only at those 
points where magnificent hotels of world-wide fame offer 
attractions equal to those of the special train. This ar- 
rangement places the palatial train at the disposal of the 



tourists at all times, and it is the first California tour ever 
projected which included this important feature. The train 
will be run on a special schedule adapted to the particular 
needs of the tourists. The advantages of these original 
features are readily apparent, as they enable tourists to 
cover as much territory as they could in twice the time by 
regular trains, besides enjoying the luxurious accommoda- 
tions which the special train affords. Stops will be made 
at all desirable points en route and ample time allotted for 
their satisfactory inspection. The schedule is so arranged 
that the picturesque points along the line will be passed 
by daylight. 

Previous experience with tours through California has 
shown that during the height of the season it is difficult, at 
some of the most attractive points, to secure satisfactory 
accommodations at hotels, owing to their crowded con- 
dition. By having the special train in service at all times 
through California, the tourists are rendered entirely inde- 
pendent in this respect. 

The party will be under the guidance of an experienced 
Tourist Agent, who will have entire charge of the special 
train throughout. He will be assisted by an accomplished 
Chaperon, whose particular charge will be the unescorted 
ladies of the party. 

For those desiring to use the "Golden Gate Special" 
going, and travel independently through California, special 
rates will be found on page 24. 

The tour will cover a period of thirty-five days, nineteen 
of which will be spent in California. Stops will be made at 
Mammoth Cave, Montgomery, Mobile, New Orleans, dur- 
ing Mardi Gras festivities; San Antonio, El Paso, Los 
Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, Redlands, Pasadena, Santa 
Barbara, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Jose, Mount Hamilton 
and Lick Observatory, Menlo Park and Stanford University, 
San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Glen wood Springs, Royal 



Gorge, Colorado Springs, Maniton and Garden of the Gods, 
Denver, and Chicago. 

The coupons for the side trips to Mammoth Cave, San 
Diego, Redlands, Santa Barbara, Mount Hamilton, and 
Monterey may be used or not, at the pleasure of the 
holder ; if they remain entirely unused they will be re- 
deemed at the General Office of the Pennsylvania Rail- 
road Company, Philadelphia, in accordance with the usual 
rules governing the redemption of tickets. In case it is 
desired to visit other resorts in California, not included 
in the side trips, excursion tickets will be sold by the local 
railroads. 

The headquarters of the Tourist Agent and Chaperon, 
on the Pacific Coast, is 20 Montgomery Street, San Fran- 
cisco. Members of the parties, whose movements in Cali- 
fornia are not fixed in advance, may have their letters or 
telegrams sent there in care of the Tourist Agent, whence 
they will be forwarded to the tourist's temporary address. 
In order to insure prompt forwarding of mail, such tour- 
ists should keep our San Francisco office fully advised 
as to their movements while on the Pacific Coast. Mail 
designed to reach tourists while en route should be for- 
warded "In care of Tourist Agent Pennsylvania Railroad 
Tour," at the hotels used by the tour as outlined in 
itinerary. 

Complete details of the tour will be developed in the 
following pages. 

THE "GOLDEN GATE SPECIAL." 

The special train used by the party over the entire route 
will consist of a Pullman Composite Smoking Car, a Dining 
Car, Compartment Car, Drawing-room Sleeping Cars, and 
an Observation Car. The train will be an exact counter- 
part of the world-renowned Pennsylvania Limited, 



which, by universal verdict, is the handsomest and best- 
appointed passenger train in existence. 

A brief sketch of the cars in the order in which the train 
is made up will serve to give a faint conception of its 
magnificence. 

The Pullman Vestibule Composite Car is exclusively a 
gentleman's car. The forward end is set apart for bag- 
gage. A compartment introduced in this car is fitted up 
as a barber shop and bath room. A regular barber's chair 
and all the paraphernalia of the tonsorial artist are at 
hand. A bath tub with hot and cold water occupies one 
side of the compartment. Adjoining the bath room is a 
refreshment compartment, from which exhilarating bev- 
erages may be secured in response to the tap of an elec- 
tric bell. 

The main portion of the car is a smoking saloon. It is 
finished in natural wood, furnished with comfortable rattan 
arm chairs, a lounge, a sofa, and two writing desks, each 
surmounted by a small case of selected books. This car 
will supply all the comfort of one's club, and cannot fail 
to receive the indorsement of masculine appreciation. 

In this as in the other cars of the train, handsome chan- 
deliers of nickel or brass depend from the roof, fitted with 
gas burners and electric-light bulbs. Apart from the sta- 
tionary lights there are also movable electric lights attached 
by insulated wire to the sides of the car, capable of being 
shifted to any position desired by the user. This admir- 
able arrangement originated with, and was introduced into 
practical use by, the electrical department of Pullman's 
Palace Car Company. 

The Dining Car is not only a dining room in which forty 
people, disposed at ten tables, can dine in the most com- 
fortable manner, but it contains a kitchen in which four 
cooks can prepare meals for twice the seating capacity of 
the car, a storage room for the provisions, ice chests for 



wines, china closets, linen lockers, and the entire outfit of 
a large restaurant. 

A conspicuous advantage of the Dining Car, and one that 




DINING CAR, "GOLDEN GATE SPECIAI 



is appreciated most highly by all long-distance travelers, is 
the regularity with which meals are served, and the liberal 
time allowed for taking them. 



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The hours for meals will be observed as follows : — 

Breakfast 7.00 to 9.30 A. M. 

Luncheon 12.30 to 2.00 P. M. 

Dinner 6.00 to 7.30 P. M. 

LUXURIOUS SLEEPING CARS. 

The Pullman Vestibule Sleeping Cars composing this 
train are the best examples of nineteenth century car build- 
ing. The Compartment Car is one of Pullman's latest in- 
ventions. It contains ten state rooms, all handsomely fur- 
nished and equipped with every convenience of a private 
boudoir. These compartments may be made communi- 
cating or rendered absolutely exclusive, as desired. The 
Sleeping Cars each contain ten sections of two double 
berths, a drawing room, and two state rooms. The draw- 
ing room and state room can be made communicating. 
Toilet rooms for ladies and gentlemen occupy separate 
ends of the car. The drawing rooms are equipped with 
lavatories and private toilet annexes. The state rooms have 
washstands and toilet. In addition to the chandeliers, mov- 
able lights are attached to each section, so that one may lie 
in one's berth and read, with the light disposed as best 
suited to the reader's convenience. 

A maid is in attendance, ready to serve the ladies, and 
always on the alert to anticipate their wants. 

THE OBSERVATION CAR. 

By large odds the most popular car in the train, and 
one which exemplifies the latest development of trans- 
continental travel, is the Observation Car, which brings 
up the rear. Its interior presents a revelation in car con- 
struction. The body of the car is an open sitting room, 
finished in hard wood, and furnished with rattan arm chairs 



and sofas. Among its conveniences are a writing desk, a 
library of selected books, movable tables, and a piano. The 
daylight streams through handsome plate-glass windows, 






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OBSERVATION CAR, "GOLDEN GATE SPECIAL." 

and at night the incandescent lights, both from the overhead 
electroliers and the movable globes, serve to thoroughly 
illuminate the interior. The rear door is composed of 



plate glass from its top to within two feet of the floor. 
The rear platform is deeply recessed, so as to form an 
open observatory. The protecting sides of the car and 
the overhanging roof shelter its occupants while they sit 
and enjoy an unobstructed view of the scenery. The plat- 
form will accommodate about twenty people in camp chairs. 
This car is for the free use of every passenger. 

The entire train will be heated by steam and lighted by 
electricity generated by the dynamo or drawn from the 
storage batteries. 

HINTS ON CLOTHING. 

Light and heavy changes of underwear will be needed. 
If one would follow the customs of the country, woolen 
clothing should be worn, as the natives of California wear 
woolen garments of the same weight throughout the year. 
Overcoats, shawls, or convenient wraps should be carried, 
and rubber shoes and gossamers may at any time be called 
into requisition. 

Ladies fond of horseback and bicycle riding should by 
all means take their habits, as many opportunities will 
present themselves for charming rides. 

BAGGAGE. 

One hundred and fifty pounds of baggage are allowed on 
each whole ticket and seventy-five pounds on each half 
ticket ; all in excess of these amounts will be charged for 
at usual excess baggage rates ; one may carry every essen- 
tial garment in a moderate-sized trunk. 

Tourists should procure, at time tickets are purchased, 
special baggage tags, on which name and home address 
should be plainly written, and one of these tags attached 
to each piece of baggage to be checked, to serve as a 
ready means of identification. Baggage to be used on the 



"Golden Gate Special" on the going trip should be 
tagged, and checked through to Los Angeles. 

The checks representing baggage desired en route will be 
collected on the train by special baggage master of the 
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, who will attend to all nec- 
essary transfer and delivery to rooms at hotels, and who 
will also deliver to passengers, prior to arrival at final 
destination of train, claim checks to enable them to secure 
this baggage at the conclusion of the trip. Any small 
satchels containing necessary articles for use on train en 
route can be readily accommodated in sleepers or in the 
baggage compartment of the Composite Car, where access 
can be had .at the convenience of the owner. 

Baggage not required until arrival on the Pacific Coast 
should be checked to Los Angeles by regular trains. A 
similar method should be observed in checking baggage 
on the homeward journey. 



ITINERARY. 



Besides berth in sleeping car and all the extra con- 
veniences on the " Golden Gate Special," the rates for this 
tour include transportation, meals, transfers, hotel accom- 
modations, carriage drives, and other features as outlined 
in the following itinerary. (See page 24.) 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8. 

Leave Boston in Pullman sleeping car, attached to the 
Boston and Philadelphia night express, via New York, 
New Haven and Hartford Railroad (Park Square Station), 
7.00 P. M., Providence 8.17 P. M., New London 10.15 
P. M., New Haven 11.50 P. M. ; arrive at Philadelphia 6.40 
A. M. following day. Breakfast in the Broad Street Station 
restaurant. Remain in Philadelphia until 10.25 A. M., when 
the special train leaves that city. 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 

Leave New York, Pennsylvania Railroad Stations, West 
Twenty-third Street at 7.50 A. M., foot of Courtlandt and 
Desbrosses Streets, by special train (described elsewhere), 
at 8.00 A. M. (Brooklyn, via annex boat, at 7.33 A. M.), 
Jersey City 8.13 A. M., Newark 8.28 A. M., and Trenton 
9.28 A. M. Leave Philadelphia at 10.25 A. M., where the 
New England party will join the special train. Leave Har- 
risburg 1.00 P. M., arrive at Pittsburg 7.10 P. M. Leave 
Pittsburg 6.30 P. M. Central time. Luncheon and dinner 
in the dining car. Eastern time becomes Central time at 
Pittsburg, and watches should be set back one hour. 

(14) 



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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 
Arrive at Cincinnati, the "Queen City," over the Penn- 
sylvania Lines at 5.40 A. M. Leave Cincinnati, via the 
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, at 6.00 A. M. Arrive at 
Glasgow Junction 12.30 P. M., and leave at 12.40 P. M. for 
Mammoth Cave. After tour of this great natural wonder 
tourists will leave at 5.30 P. M. for Glasgow Junction, which 
will be reached at 6.15 and left at 6.25 P. M., via Louisville 
and Nashville Railroad, for Montgomery, Ala. Breakfast, 
luncheon, and dinner in dining car. 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11. 
Arrive Montgomery at 7.00 A. M., where a stop of four 
hours will be made. Leave at 11.00 A. M., reach Mobile at 
4.00 P. M., and have three hours here before leaving at 7.00 
P. M., via Louisville and Nashville Railroad, for New Or- 
leans, which is reached at midnight. Breakfast, luncheon, 
and dinner in dining car. 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14. 

In New Orleans. Visit points of interest and view Mardi 
Gras festivities, for which seat will be provided. The spe- 
cial train will be located on Clairbourne Street for occu- 
pancy, and will be the home of the tourists during the 
entire stay in the " Crescent City." All meals in dining car. 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 

Leave New Orleans at 3.00 A. M. via Southern Pacific 
Company (Atlantic System). Breakfast, luncheon, and din- 
ner in dining car. 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 
Arrive San Antonio 6.00 A. M. Four hours for sight- 
seeing, which will be fully occupied, as there are many 



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points of historic interest which may be reached by elec- 
tric cars. Leave San Antonio 10.00 A. M. Breakfast, 
luncheon, and dinner in dining car. 



FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 

Arrive at El Paso at S.oo A. M. Central time, or 6.00 A. M. 
Pacific time. Remain at El Paso six hours. The quaint- 
ness of El Paso, with its picturesque situation, is strongly 
marked. Across the river, connected by horse cars, lies 
the old town of Paso" del Norte, newly named Juarez, both 
places, with their crooked streets, irregular roads, and sun- 
burnt brick houses, speaking eloquently of the Mexican. 
At El Paso Central time changes to Pacific, and watches 
should be set back two hours. Leave El Paso 12.00 noon, 
Pacific time. Breakfast, luncheon, and dinner in dining 
car. 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18. 

On the Southern Pacific Railroad, in Arizona and South- 
ern California. The vast Western plains traversed from 
El Paso unfold the cramped ideas many Eastern minds 
have of the reported wonderfully extensive, and as yet un- 
occupied, territory of this section of the States. It is hard 
to realize that for hours, and as far as the eye can pene- 
trate on either side of the tracks, lie the richest of lands. 
Mile after mile of it, absolutely uninhabited, is left behind 
in the train's onward flight. Through New Mexico and 
Arizona is witnessed and enjoyed a phenomenally clear 
atmosphere and a cloudless, sunlit sky. In this latter Ter- 
ritory, near Yuma, in the bed of a once deep lake, can be 
discerned the most marvelous mirage. For miles the 
train seems to run along the margin of a chain of lakes, 
here and there tiny islets fringed with trees seem to dot 
the waters, and the shadows of mountains and hills are 
reflected on what appears to be a mirror of clear water. 



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All through this section of Arizona are to be found the 
mounds and hieroglyphics of the cliff dwellers. Sixty-five 
miles west of Tucson are the ruins of Casa Grande, once 
seven stories high, and antedating probably the Christian 
era. On the south side of the Salt River may be seen the 
ruins of a vast canal, one hundred and twenty miles long, 
irrigating sixteen hundred square miles, the work of these 
prehistoric people. Breakfast and luncheon in dining car. 

At 4.00 P. M. Los Angeles will be reached. Tourists 
will be transferred to the Van Nuys Hotel, where accom- 
modations will be provided during the stay in Los Angeles. 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 

In Los Angeles. Independent side trips can be made by 
the tourists to the numerous points of interest in the 
vicinity of Los Angeles ; such as Santa Catalina Island, 
Santa Monica, and Lucky Baldwin's Ranch. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 

The "Golden Gate Special" will be placed for occu- 
pancy during the evening, and Los Angeles will be left 
after midnight. 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 

Breakfast in dining car. Arrive San Diego 8.00 A. M., 
when passengers and baggage will be transferred to the 
Hotel del Coronado, where accommodations will be pro- 
vided. 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 

Retire in train after 9.00 P. M., and leave during the 
night for Riverside. 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 

Breakfast in dining car. Arrive at Riverside at 8.00 
A. M. Carriage drive through the famous Magnolia Ave- 
nue. Leave at 12.00 noon. Luncheon in dining car. 



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Arrive Redlands i.oo P. INI. Carriage drive to Smiley 
Heights. Leave at 6.00 P. M. Dinner in dining car, and 
arrive at Pasadena at 9.00 P. M. 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24. 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 

During the stay in Pasadena the " Golden Gate Special " 
will be sidetracked for occupancy, and all meals will be 
served in the dining car. Carriage drive in Pasadena is 
included in the ticket. Independent trips may be made 
to points of interest, including the Mt. Lowe Railway. 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25. 

Leave Los Angeles at 6.00 P. M. Dinner in dining 
car. Arrive Los Angeles at 6.30 P. M., and leave via 
Southern Pacific Company's line at 7.00 P. M. Arrive 
Santa Barbara at midnight. 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 

In Santa Barbara. Carriage drive. All meals will be 
furnished in dining car. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 

Leave Santa Barbara at 11.00 A. M. Tehachapi Pass 
will be reached at 5.00 P. M. Breakfast, luncheon, and 
dinner in dining car. 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28. 

Arrive Del Monte at S.00 A. M. Breakfast in dining car. 
Locate at the Motel Del Monte. Carriage drive will be 
provided through the park. 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1. 

Retire on the special train during the evening, and leave 
after midnight for Santa Cruz. 



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THURSDAY, MARCH 2. 

Arrive Santa Cruz at 7.00 A. M. Breakfast in dining 
car. Carriage drive. Passengers desiring to visit the Big 
Trees can use regular train leaving Santa Cruz by the 
Narrow Gauge Line during the afternoon, and rejoin the 
main party on the Golden Gate Special at San Jose. 
Leave Santa Cruz at 3.00 P. M. and arrive at San Jose at 
6.00 P. M. Luncheon and dinner in dining car. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 3. 

, Breakfast and luncheon in dining car. Trip to Mount 
Hamilton and the Lick Observatory, for which coupon 
will be included in the ticket. Luncheon en route. Retire 
on special train in the evening. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 4. 

Arrive at Menlo Park early in the morning. Breakfast 
in dining car, and carriage drive to the Leland Stanford, 
Jr., University and other points of interest. Leave at 12.00 
noon. Luncheon in dining car. Arrive San Francisco at 
1. 00 P. M. Transfer to the Palace Hotel, where the party 
will be located during the stay in San Francisco. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 

SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 

MONDAY, MARCH 6, 

TUESDAY, MARCH 7. 

In San Francisco. Visit points of interest. 



RETURNING. 



TUESDAY, MARCH 7. 
The party will take one of the handsome double-decked 
ferryboats at the Southern Pacific wharf, foot of Market 
Street, at 10.00 P. M., for Oakland, where their special 
train will be located in the station of the Southern Pacific 
Company. From Oakland the train passes over the Central 
Division of the Southern Pacific Company. 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8. 

The ascent of the Sierras will begin early in the morn- 
ing, and the forenoon will be spent in the midst of the 
wild scenery of Cape Horn, Gold Run, Blue Canon, and 
Emigrant Gap. Breakfast, luncheon, and dinner in dining 
car. 

THURSDAY, MARCH 9. 

Ogden will be reached early in the morning. At this 
point the standard of time changes to Mountain, one hour 
faster. Leave Ogden via Rio Grande Western Railway. 
After an hour's run Salt Lake City is reached. 

After breakfast in the dining car the party will take 
a carriage drive through the city. Luncheon and dinner 
in dining car. 

Leave Salt Lake City at 6.oo P. M. over the Rio Grande 
Western Railway. 

FRIDAY, MARCH 10. 

At Grand Junction, reached at 3.30 A. M., the train passes 
from the line of the Rio Grande Western Railway to that of 

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the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, and continues on its 
way to Glenwood Springs, reached at 6.30 A. M. At Glen- 
wood Springs two hours will be allowed for visits to 
Springs, Bathing Pool, and other points of interest. 

Leave Glenwood Springs at 8.30 A. M. Soon after leaving 
Glenwood Springs the route traverses the Canon of the 
Grand River and Eagle River Canon. At 12.00 noon 
Tennessee Pass is reached, ten thousand four hundred and 
eighteen feet above sea level. Arrive at Leadville at 12.35 
P. M., and Salida 2.50 P. M. 

The journey will be continued from Salida through the 
Royal Gorge and the Grand Canon of the Arkansas River, 
by Canon - City and Pueblo, to Colorado Springs, which 
will be reached at 11.00 P. M. The Royal Gorge and the 
Grand Canon of the Arkansas are together about ten miles 
in length, beginning at Parkdale and ending at Canon 
City. Breakfast, luncheon, and dinner in dining car. 

SATURDAY, MARCH 11. 

At Colorado Springs. Ample opportunity is afforded to 
see thoroughly this charming city under the shadow of 
Pike's Peak. A carriage ride through the " Garden of the 
Gods" and to Manitou is covered by ticket. Retire on 
train in the evening (sleepers open at 9.00 P. M.), and leave 
Colorado Springs at 11.00 P. M. for Denver via Denver and 
Rio Grande Railroad. Breakfast, luncheon, and dinner in 
dining car. 

SUNDAY, MARCH 12. 

The party will awaken in Denver, and Sunday will be 
spent in the city. Breakfast in dining car and carriage drive 
through the city. The party will be located at the magnifi- 
cent Brown Palace Hotel, where luncheon and dinner will 
be served. Leave Denver by the Burlington Route at mid- 
night. Cars will be open for occupancy at 9.00 P. M. 



MONDAY, MARCH 13. 

At McCook, Neb., reached at 7.30 A. M., Mountain time, 
the standard of time, changes to Central time, one hour 
faster. 

During the day the party will pass through Nebraska, 
Hastings at 1.00 P. M., Lincoln at 4.00 P. M., and Pacific 
Junction at 6.10 P. M. Breakfast, luncheon, and dinner in 
dining car. 

TUESDAY, MARCH 14. 

Arrive in Chicago at 8.25 A. M. Breakfast in dining car. 
Carriage drive terminating at the Auditorium Hotel, where 
tourists will be located during the stay. Leave Chicago 
at 5.40 P. M. on the Pennsylvania Lines through Indiana 
and Ohio. Dinner in dining car. 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15. 

Over the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, along 
the Conemaugh Valley through the celebrated scenery of 
the Allegheny Mountains, around the Horse Shoe Curve, 
and through the Juniata Valley. Eastern time east of 
Pittsburg, one hour faster than Central time. 

Arrive in Harrisburg 1.35 P. M., Philadelphia 4.17 P. M., 
Newark 6.07 P. M., and New York 6.30 P. M. Breakfast 
and luncheon in dining car. The New England tourists 
will take supper at Broad Street Station restaurant and use 
the Boston Express from Philadelphia 7.50 P. M., arriving 
in Boston early the next morning. 



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Round-Trip Rate from Boston .... $405 OO 
Round-Trip Rate from New York and 

Philadelphia $400 OO 

Round-Trip Rate from Pittsburg . . $395 OO 



ROUND TRIP RATES FOR EXTRA PULLMAN 
ACCOMMODATIONS ON THE SPECIAL TRAIN. 



Pullman Accommodations. 


From 

New York 

and 

Philada. 


From 
Pittsburg. 


Double Pullman berth, one person 


$400 00 
475 00 
435 00 
470 OO 
425 OO 


$395 0° 
470 OO 


State room, two persons, each 

Drawing room, two persons, each 

Drawing room, three persons, each 


430 00 
465 OO 
420 OO 



The New York and Philadelphia rates will apply from points on the 
Pennsylvania Railroad system east of Pittsburg and north of and including 
Quantico, with proportionate rates from points west of Pittsburg on the 
Pennsylvania Company's Lines. 

The special train will stop only at the principal stations on 
the Pennsylvania Railroad system; but the price of the 
tickets covers the transportation in both directions of tour- 
ists who may start from other points at which tickets are 
sold to the nearest stations where connection may be made 
with the special train. 

Tickets will be sold for children between the age of five 
and twelve years from Boston at $325.00, from New York, 
Philadelphia, and Pittsburg at $320.00, if separate Pullman 
accommodations are required ; or from Boston at $250.00, 
from New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburg at $245.00, if 
they share the berths of parents or traveling companions. 



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The rates include railroad transportation ; Pullman ac- 
commodations as per table given above, both en route and 
through California ; meals in dining car on special train ; 
transfer of person and baggage between the special train 
and hotels where stop is made over night ; side trips to 
Riverside, San Bernardino, Redlands, Pasadena, Los An- 
geles, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Monterey (Del Monte), 
Santa Cruz, Big Trees, San Jose, Mount Hamilton (Lick Ob- 
servatory), and Menlo Park; admission to and guide in 
Mammoth Cave ; a seat for the Mardi Gras festivities at 
New Orleans ; transfer of passenger and baggage and hotel 
accommodations at Los Angeles ; transfer at San Diego and 
accommodations at Del Coronado Hotel ; carriage drives at 
Riverside, Redlands, Pasadena, Santa Barbara, Del Monte, 
Santa Cruz, and Menlo Park ; transfer and accommodations 
at Hotel del Monte and carriage drive through park ; trans- 
fers at San Francisco and accommodations at Palace Ho- 
tel ; carriage ride Salt Lake City ; carriage ride to Man- 
itou and Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs ; carriage 
drive and luncheon and dinner (Brown Palace) Denver ; 
carriage drive, transfer, and luncheon (The Auditorium) 
Chicago. In addition to the above, the tickets from Boston 
include sleeping-car accommodations (one berth) Boston 
to Philadelphia and return, breakfast going and supper 
returning at Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. 

If side trips are not desired to San Diego, Riverside, 
Redlands, Pasadena, Santa Barbara, Del Monte, Santa 
Cruz, Mount Hamilton, and Menlo Park, and passengers 
travel independently on regular trains through California, 
from arrival at Los Angeles until departure from San Fran- 
cisco, the rate will be #310.00 from New York ; with side 
trips, $325.00. 

A limited number of berths will be sold, using the 
"Golden Gate Special" in either direction, and regular 
trains in the other, in connection with regular Pacific 



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Coast excursion tickets, good for nine months and choice 
of routes. Specific rates will be quoted upon application. 

DISTANCE TABLE. 

Miles. 

New York to Cincinnati 757 

Cincinnati to Mammoth Cave 210 

Mammoth Cave to New Orleans 729 

New Orleans to El Paso 1,186 

El Paso to Los Angeles 812 

Los Angeles to San Diego 127 

San Diego to Riverside 133 

Riverside to Redlands 18 

Redlands to Pasadena 59 

Pasadena to Los Angeles 10 

Los Angeles to Santa Barbara no 

Santa Barbara to Del Monte 589 

Del Monte to Santa Cruz 47 

Santa Cruz to San Jose 70 

San Jose" to top of Mount Hamilton and return . . 52 

San Jose" to San Francisco . , 50 

San Francisco to Salt Lake City 871 

Salt Lake City to Glenwood Springs 380 

Glenwood Springs to Colorado Springs 292 

Colorado Springs to Denver 75 

Denver to Chicago 1,020 

Chicago to New York 912 

Total distance covered by ticket . 8,509 



Note. — The special train traverses seventeen States and 
two Territories, as shown. States: New Jersey, Pennsyl- 
vania, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, 
Louisiana, Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, 
Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. Territories : New 
Mexico and Arizona. 



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WONDERFUL OBJECT LESSONS. 

The following descriptive notes are intended to point out, 
in brief, the distinctive characteristics of points en route and 
in California. The impossibility of presenting- an exhaustive 
description of the large number of resorts is manifest, as it 
would require a volume much too bulky for use as a guide 
book. 

What has been written will serve as a finger board to 
point the way. 

The trip as outlined is unquestionably the most desirable 
tour an American could take. Apart from the rare pleas- 
ure of visiting new places and of witnessing novel scenes, 
the tour will prove a better educator than any number of 
lectures heard or books on travel read. The immense 
scope of territory traversed will expand the ideas of all 
tourists, indelibly impress upon their minds enlarged views 
of this mighty Union and its vast possessions, and they 
will return to their homes prouder than ever of the great 
land whose borders are protected by the Stars and Stripes. 

REDEMPTION OF TICKETS. 

All tickets should be paid for at least one week prior to 
the date of departure of the tour. 

If, for any reason, purchasers of tickets are unable to use 
them, the tickets will be redeemed, provided they are pre- 
sented for redemption, either personally or by letter, at the 
General Office of the Company, Philadelphia, two days prior 
to the date of the tour. If tickets are partially used, the 
unused coupons will be redeemed under the usual rules of 
the various lines in interest. 

Letters and requests for reservations of space or tickets 
may be addressed to Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General 
Passenger Agent, Philadelphia, Pa., or to Tourist Agent, 
Pennsylvania Railroad, at the offices given below. 



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OFFICES OF TOURIST AGENTS OF THE 
COMPANY. 

Boston 205 Washington Street. 

New York 1196 Broadway. 

Brooklyn 860 Fulton Street. 

Newark, N. J 7 8 9 Broad Street. 

Philadelphia Room 411, Broad Street Station. 

Baltimore Baltimore and Calvert Streets. 

Washington Fifteenth and G Streets. 

Pittsburg Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street. 



THE STAFF OF THE TOURIST BUREAU. 

R. J. DeLong, in charge. 
Tourist Agents. Chaperons. 

W. N. Burchard, Miss E. C. Bingham, 

D. N. Bell, Miss Z. W. Beaty, 

C. R. Rosenberg, Miss A. E. Brady. 
J. S. Murphy, Jr., 
H. Y. Darnell. 



The importance of reserving space at once is ap- 
parent, as the tour is absolutely limited not to exceed 
seventy-five persons. 



Descriptive Outline Sketches 

OF 

INTERESTING POINTS EN ROUTE 
AND IN CALIFORNIA. 



MAMMOTH CAVE, KY. 

967 miles from New York. 

This cave, in which a distance of two hundred miles may 
be covered in following the numerous natural twists and 
turns, is undoubtedly one of the most interesting in the 
world, outrivaling even the one of Adelsberg in Austria. 
It is filled with grottoes, labyrinths, abysses, weird carved 
echoing chambers, streams, cascades, and lakes. The tem- 
perature in the cave is almost equal all the year. The 
entrance to the cave proper is very picturesque, leading 
down a steep rocky gorge. The tourist will pass through 
the Rotunda, along Audubon's Avenue, view the Little 
Bat Room, the Giant's Coffin, the Star Chamber, the Fairy 
Grotto, the Echo River, and a hundred such strange and 
fascinating points of interest. 

NEW ORLEANS, LA. 

1696 miles from New York. 

No city in America remained for such a long period of 
years so distinctively foreign as New Orleans. 

Clustering about its early life hang some of the most 
thrilling events in history, while all that bespeak the inim- 

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itable gallantry of the French, the passionate love and 
hatred born in the Spanish, and the strikingly brilliant race 
of Creoles, have given it a peculiarly individualized and 
original people, of whom Northerners know little or nothing 
and whom they find hard to approach ; but underneath 
burns the most hospitable courtesy, that trait for which the 
people of the South have justly received such renown. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX. 

2267 miles from New York. 

This city is one of the oldest in America. It is famous 
for its bright sunshine, clear atmosphere, and its old houses 
and streets. 

One noted shrine is the Alamo, directly in the centre of 
the city. It was here that the renowned defense was made 
by Travis, Borne, Evans, and Davy Crockett with one hun- 
dred and forty-four men, against Santa Anna with fifteen 
hundred picked soldiers from the Mexican Army, who at 
last scaled the walls and butchered the starving besieged. 
The entire town had capitulated at promise of mercy and 
speedy release, but the word of Santa Anna was false and 
his nature treacherous. Four hundred and twelve pris- 
oners, including the garrison, one Palm Sunday morning, 
were brought out in single file and shot down like dogs. 

Government Hill, one of the finest military posts in 
America, should be visited ; it is easily reached, and 
abounds in interest. 

EL PASO, TEX. 

2891 miles from New York. 

The quaintness of El Paso, with its picturesqueness of 
situation, is strongly marked. The city contains many new 
and handsome structures, including a county court house, 
schools, and churches. 



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LOS ANGELES, CAL. 

3703 miles from New York. 
As the Spanish so appropriately named it, "La Pueblo 
de la Reina de los Angeles" (town of the Queen of the 
Angels), so it deserves, for surely no more ideal spot for 
health, scenery, climate, and pleasure can well be imag- 
ined. It is situated on a slope of the Sierra Santa Monica, 
guarded and fortified against every possible chilling wind, 
in the midst of gardens, vineyards, and groves, yet as a 
city it has every convenience of transit and modern ad- 
vanced improvements. Its residences present perfect pict- 
ures, surrounded as they are by parks, orange groves, 
and the most tempting walks. It is a magnificent centre, 
from which diverge innumerable spokes of interest. The 
city itself is undoubtedly destined to become the social 
metropolis of the Coast, for the climate must make it the 
choice spot for residence, and the business activity and rail- 
road facilities are growing every year. Within a short dis- 
tance by rail are the interesting towns of Anaheim, Santa 
Ana, San Pedro, Wilmington, Orange, and Westminster. 

SAN DIEGO, CAL. 

3326 miles from New York. 

Historically, San Diego is the oldest California mission 
town on the southern sea coast, and was formerly situated 
some four miles north of its present location. 

The Presidio, one-hundred-year-old palms, Padre Juni- 
pero's old mission, founded in 1769, and the mission of 
San Luis Rey near Oceanside, Mission Valley and Pala, 
abound in interest. 

Several times a week one may invade Mexico by the 
train which runs around the peninsula to National City, 
the Sweet Water Reservoir, and Tia Juana. Tia Juana 



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owes allegiance to two republics, for the boundary line be- 
tween Mexico and the United States runs through the town. 
It presents a characteristic picture of shiftless Mexican life. 

CORONADO BEACH, CAL. 

Connected by ferry with San Diego. 
On a narrow peninsula separating the waters of San 
Diego Bay from the ocean is Coronado Beach, where the 
mammoth Hotel Del Coronado stands, with the magnifi- 
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the other. The hotel is palatial in finish, imposing in struct- 
ure, and embodies every modern improvement, including a 
complete electric lighting and steam heating plant. In its 
gardens fruits from the tropic and temperate zones ripen side 
by side, and the sweet odor from its artistically-designed 
flower beds is a perfect lotion of refreshment. The tropical 
court on the grounds is esteemed the most marvelous in the 
country. 



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RIVERSIDE, CAL. 

70 miles from Los Angeles. 

Riverside is a perfect paradise of orange, fig, and almond 
groves. Its principal street, extending twelve miles in 
length and one hundred and thirty-two feet wide, is bor- 
dered along the entire distance with fruit, stately palm, 
and pepper trees. Plainly in view through the purity of 
the atmosphere the peaks of the San Bernardino range 
rise in majestic height a dozen miles away. The reclaim- 
ing of arid land by means of irrigation has been accom- 
plished most comprehensively at Riverside, and the irriga- 
ting canals to be seen here are said to be the finest in 
the State. Here orange culture is scientifically pursued. 

REDLANDS, CAL. 

69 miles from Los Angeles. 

A few miles eastward from San Bernardino, reveling, 
like its sister town, Riverside, in the midst of groves which 
have partly given the place its reputation, is the wealthy 
little town of Redlands, a centre of the seedless orange 
district. The situation of the place on the beautiful hills, 
over a thousand feet above the sea level, would have won 
for it, independent of the rich agricultural surroundings, a 
just reputation as a health resort. 

PASADENA, CAL. 

(CROWN OF THE VALLEY.) 

10 miles from Los Angeles. 

Like all of these originally Spanish settlements, Pasa- 
dena's history is interwoven with the romantic. It is 
really the nucleus around which clusters for miles in cir- 



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cuit the active growth of modern improvement on the 
moss-covered ruins of a past glory. At midwinter its gar- 
dens are all blooming, and its mild climate renders it a 
highly-favored resort for those in pursuit of health. The 
San Gabriel Valley, of which Pasadena is the crown, 
is about forty miles long and about ten wide, and at 
the extreme western portion, in a network of beautiful 
groves and vineyards, is Pasadena, covering an area of 
five miles, laid out with the most artistically-arranged gar- 
dens, drives, and walks. Southeast from the city is the larg- 
est winery in the world, and within comparatively short 
driving disance are the Sunny Slope and Baldwin Ranch- 
es. On the latter are some of the highest-bred horses in 
America. 

ECHO MOUNTAIN HOUSE AND "YE 
ALPINE TAVERN," CAL. 

The Echo Mountain House is situated on Mt. Lowe, 
thirty-five hundred feet above sea level, immediately over- 
looking the San Gabriel Valley, with mountains, foothills, 
ever verdant valleys, towns, old mission, islands, and ocean 
all in full view. 

An additional attraction is the Lowe Observatory. It is 
temporarily located on Echo Mountain, and is reached by 
carriage drive from the hotel. Here also is located the 
great search light used at the Columbian Exposition, Chi- 
cago, the most powerful light in the world. 

Four miles further up the mountain side, at an elevation 
of five thousand feet above sea level, is located " Ye Alpine 
Tavern," one thousand feet below the summit. This hotel 
was formally opened on December 14, 1895. It is reached 
from Echo Mountain House via an electric railway. Be- 
yond the "Tavern" is Inspiration Point, which may be 
visited by carriage. From this point stretches out a mag- 



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nificent panorama of the lower levels. The mountain 
slopes, furrowed by deep canons, the winding rivers, culti- 
vated fields and gardens, sweet cottages and opulent villas — 
all are clear and distinct from this immense height. 

SANTA BARBARA, CAL. 

no miles north of Los Angeles. 

This Nice of America, from a handful of people, almost 
all invalids from the East, has sprung into a resort whose 
climate and wonderful cures have been extolled in so high 
a key that its name is now known to almost every nation 
on the globe. It is directly on the coast, a little over one 
hundred miles north from Los Angeles, on a magnificent 
beach. 

Its drives, pretentious homes and gardens are all attract- 
ive, while no small climatic credit is due to its sheltered 
position, screened by the high heads of the Santa Ynez 
Mountains, which rise in majestic grandeur at its back. The 
magnificent roads which radiate from the town invite eques- 
trian exercise, which, with cycling, golfing, bathing and boat- 
ing, are the principal diversions of the active people. Its 
gardens are famed for their prolific production of roses, no 
less than three hundred different varieties being cultivated 
in the town. 

MONTEREY, GAL. 

125 miles from San Francisco. 

The old town of Monterey reposes in a shapely bend of 
the southern end of the Bay of Monterey. 

A macadamized road known as the Eighteen-mile Drive, 
is without doubt the grandest drive on the continent. This 
road runs from the Hotel del Monte to Monterey, and there 
turns to the left and ascends a long hill of easy grade. 
The top is the crest of the ridge which runs out from the 



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mainland, and when standing on the summit and looking 
away below a scene is pictured whose grandeur conquers 
description. It is the fairyland one might have imagined 
but never expected to witness. Down, down goes the road 
towards the bay, whose blue twinkling waters may be seen 
now and then through the road's border of oak and pine, 
sparkling like scattered gems. In and out of shady ravines 
leads the smooth drive, and after many windings of gently 
descending grade the bay is reached. 

Continuing on the road, Pescadero Beach, Chinese Cove, 
and Pebble Beach are passed. The latter place has been 
famous for gathering pebbles, which many prize for the 
wonderful colors they possess. Right here at Monterey is 
the most curious and isolated species of cypress growth in 
the world. The bluffs are crowned with these strange 
trees, which cling to the rocks with fierce tenacity, their 
roots sprawling, clinging, grasping, seemingly with des- 
perate strength, to the immovable crags which give them 
support. Nowhere else in the world is this species seen. 

HOTEL DEL MONTE. 

In the midst of the rank vegetation of the tropics and 
the magnificent old trees that gave shade to the zealous 
missionaries of old, is the Hotel del Monte. The entrance 
to this Eden is through avenues of massive and distorted 
live oaks and stately pines, which guard a palace where 
all in nature that calls forth exclamations of delight, all 
that charms and heals, has been harmonized by the high 
art improvements of the nineteenth century into an en- 
chanting retreat of magnificence and comfort. The limit 
of money was not considered in its construction, and the 
brain service of artists and artisans of the highest order has 
been brought into requisition to give tone and feature to 
the embellishment of this fairy realm. 



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SANTA CRUZ, CAL. 

80 miles from San Francisco. 

The country around Santa Cruz is bold and imposing ; 
one is carried through canons and along the border of great 
yawning precipices, and a few miles beyond Santa Cruz the 
road passes through a grove of " mammoth trees," which 
go far to outrival those of the Mariposa Grove. A stop 
may be made to view the marvelous gigantic growth located 
at Big Trees Station. The location of Santa Cruz is de- 
lightful, embracing beautiful beaches and rocky bluffs, with 
a background of gardens and woods. The Lorenzo River 
wends its tortuous way through one side of the village and 
empties into the ocean close to the bathing ground. The 
Mission de la Santa Cruz, the twelfth of the twenty-one 
mission establishments founded by the Franciscan padres 
in 1 791, and the origin of this present interesting and thriv- 
ing place, is reached by a short walk. 

SAN JOSE, CAL. 

50 miles from San Francisco. 

Fifty miles south from San Francisco, nestled in the heart 
of North Santa Clara's beautiful valley, is the enviable site 
of San Jose\ Its very thoroughfares are orchards or vine- 
yards, and the city one mammoth garden of great, varied, 
and warm beauty. One of the most delightful features of 
the San Jose" visit is the ride over the Mt. Hamilton Stage 
Line route. This is accomplished in very commodious 
coaches, which leave in the morning and return in the 
afternoon, and the company has left nothing wanting to 
add to the greatest possible comfort of its guests. 

Mt. Hamilton reaches an altitude of forty-two hundred 
and nine feet above the sea, and from its summit an in- 
describably grand view is obtained. It is surmounted by 



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one of the most completely-appointed observatories in the 
world, founded by James Lick, the cost of which was close 
to $1,000,000. Saturday evenings, between the hours of 
seven and ten, visitors may look through the great tele- 
scope, one of the largest in the world. 

MENLO PARK, CAL. 

(San Mateo County.) 
32 miles from San Francisco. 

A short and pleasant drive from Menlo Park Station is 
the site at Palo Alto of the Stanford University, which 
stands among the leading educational institutions of the 
world. It was endowed by its founder, Hon. Leland Stan- 
ford, with $20,000,000, and is equipped with all the useful 
paraphernalia which money can command or science in- 
vent. The chairs are filled by the most eminent educators 
in the land, and the curriculum is broad, liberal, and 
comprehensive. The college is non-sectarian. A visit to 
it and the famous Palo Alto stock farm, undoubtedly one 
of the most extensive in the country, is productive of both 
pleasure and profit. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 

At the time gold was discovered, only four hundred whites 
comprised the population on the peninsula of San Francisco. 

Directly in front of the site of the old Cliff House (de- 
stroyed by fire in 1894), not three hundred yards out in the 
ocean, are the rocky islets selected by hundreds of seals 
for their sportive playground and homes. From here the 
visitor can proceed about two hundred yards up the road 
to the broad, white gateway of Mr. Adolph Sutro's hand- 
some grounds, " Sutro Heights." Opposite the entrance 
gate to the grounds the steam railway carries one back 



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again to the city along the water's edge, affording a 
beautiful view of the Golden Gate, and also passes within 
short distance of the Presidio Reservation, now the head- 
quarters of the United States Military Department of the 
Pacific ; from here it runs to Central Avenue, where con- 
nection is made with the California Street cable cars, which 




SEAL ROCKS, SAN FRANCISCO. 



run every few minutes into the business centre of the city. 
The private residences along California Street are noted 
for their magnificence. 

The most interesting quarter in all of San Francisco, the 
one most talked about, and the equal of which cannot be 



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seen in any other city on the continent, is the Chinese quar- 
ter. The variety of occupations and the amount of busi- 
ness done by the Celestials is astonishing. A visit to the 
Chinese Joss house, where the idol sits enthroned in splen- 
dor, will prove interesting ; but the most striking scene of 
all is to be found in the Chinese theatre. 



SAN RAFAEL, CAL. 

15 miles from San Francisco. Connected by ferry to Tiburon and rail 

to San Rafael. Via San Francisco and North Pacific Railways 

(Market Street). Via North Pacific Coast Company 

(Market Street) to San Rafael via Sausalito. 

Within less than an hour's ride of the occidental metrop- 
olis, built at the foot of Mt. Tamalpais, in the midst of a 
diversified landscape of forest, valley, and glen, is San 
Rafael, the favorite abiding place for many of San Fran- 
cisco's wealthy men, who have subdued the once wild 
growth into famous gardens and vineyards, and erected for 
miles along its broad avenues and drives costly mansions 
and artistic villas. Its peculiarly protected situation guards 
it from ocean fogs and chilly winds. 

The detailed information above will give an idea of the 
easy mode of reaching it, and one visiting San Francisco 
should by all means include its suburb San Rafael. 



SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. 

2705 miles from New York. 871 miles from San Francisco. 

Salt Lake City is situated in the great Valley of the Jor- 
dan, west of the Wasatch Mountains, and just fifteen miles 
south of Great Salt Lake. The city is beautifully laid out, 
and possesses numerous attractive public buildings of note 
and worth. The streets are kept beautifully clean, espe- 
cially in the residence portion, and there is an Oriental air 



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about, the city that carries one back to the banks of the 
biblical Jordan, and is unlike that of any Other city in the 
Union. On Oil Greek, immediately where it emerges from 
the Range, are the grounds and offices of the Presidency 
of the Mormon Church. Separated from these by East 
Temple (Main) Street is Temple Block, conspicuous from 
the entire valley by reason of the turtle-roofed Tabernacle 
and white granite walls and towers of the Temple. On 
the same block are the Endowment House and Assembly 
Hall, both buildings connected with Mormon worship. The 
great Temple is of native gray granite, two hundred feet 
long, ninety feet wide, with towers two hundred and twenty 
feet high. It was begun in 1853, completed and dedi- 
cated in 1893, and cost $4,000,000. The Tabernacle is 
two hundred and fifty feet long, one hundred and fifty 
feet wide, and ninety feet high; seats thirteen thousand 
four hundred and fifty-six people ; has the second largest 
organ in America, with three thousand pipes, and a well- 
trained choir of several hundred voices ; service is held 
every Sunday at 2.00 P. M. Its acoustics are unequaled. 
Its roof is the largest wooden roof in the world unsup- 
ported by pillars. The Assembly Hall, in the same block, 
has a seating capacity of twenty-five hundred, and holds a 
very large pipe organ. The ceiling is elaborately decorated 
with scenes from prominent events in the history of the 
Mormon Church. Only one block away are the Bee Hive 
(the residence of the late Brigham Young), the Lion House, 
and the Gardo House, or Amelia Palace. 



GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COL. 

2325 miles from New York. 

Glenwood Springs will be found to be one of the most 
interesting points visited. It is one of the great health re- 
sorts of the State, situated at the confluence of the Grand 



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River with the Roaring Fork, in a beautiful valley. Its 
altitude is about the same as that of Denver. It is espe- 
cially noted for its hot sulphur springs, large out-door bath- 
ing pool and bath house, and hot vapor caves. 

COLORADO SPRINGS, COL. 

2033 miles from New York. 

At Colorado Springs ample opportunity will be afforded 
to thoroughly view the charming city under the shadow 
of Pike's Peak, which heroic mount raises its snow-capped 
head like a cowled sentinel on guard over the treasured 
bit of garden earth below. The climate is grand, and the 
scenic attractions unrivaled. The place has won a marvel- 
ous reputation as a health resort. Seven miles away is 
the famous resort Manitou, with its world-renowned " Gar- 
den of the Gods," a park covering eight hundred acres, 
and surrounded on all sides by a rampart of hills. Within 
an hour's ride are the Cheyenne Canons, Austin's Glen, 
Blair Athol, Queen's Canon, and Glen Eyrie. No city on 
the continent, perhaps, is more picturesquely located or 
surrounded by more natural wonders. On all sides are 
seen signs of mighty upheavals and the action of ages. 

DENVER, COL. 

1958 miles from New York. 

During the mad rush of '58 a gold camp was pitched at 
the junction of Cherry Creek and the Platte and chris- 
tened Auraria. From this small beginning sprang Denver, 
the pushing, bright, and cultured city of the plain, the so- 
cial and commercial centre not only of Colorado, but of 
the entire middle West. Within a figurative stone's throw 
of its walls are the world-known cattle ranches and silver- 
producing sections. From its heights may be seen in all 



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their indescribable grandeur the snow-capped peaks of the 
Rockies, Long's Peak a short distance to the north, and 
far away to the south the dim outline of Pike's Peak. The 
industry of wresting the precious metals from their rocky 
prisons is here carried on upon a very extensive scale and 
may be seen a short distance outside of the city.- To the 
returning traveler Denver is the portal to the populous 
East. 

CHICAGO, ILL. 

912 miles from New York. 

The proud city of Chicago, the seat of the greatest of 
the world's expositions, is entirely too large a subject for 
anything like an adequate description in these limited pages. 
In fact, anything more than a mere mention would be super- 
fluous, as millions already are acquainted with the exhibition 
of characteristic American ingenuity displayed there on all 
sides. For financial worth and commercial standing it out- 
ranks every other city in the country, with the exception 
of New York. Its situation on the great lakes and in the 
very centre of a perfect network of railroads indisputably 
foreshadows even a brighter future. The indefatigable 
push and rush of the people are seen here as nowhere else 
in the United States, nor in the world might be truthfully 
added, and a casual inspection of its immense buildings 
and nineteenth century ideas will be nothing less than a 
revelation to those unfamiliar with its unparalleled growth 
and wonderful prosperity. 

The park system is very elaborate, and includes about 
two thousand acres. Lincoln Park is on the north side, 
about two miles distant; Douglas and Central Parks on 
the west side, about four miles ; and the South Parks, in 
the south part of the city, between six and seven miles. 
The chief approaches to the latter are through the Grand 
and Drexel Boulevards. Jackson and Washington Parks, 



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where the Columbian Exposition was held, an international 
affair of so great an importance to the world at large that 
a fame for Chicago has been perpetuated which will live 
forever, may be reached either by the Illinois Central Rail- 
road, suburban trains, or by one of the elevated railways. 
The river is crossed by thirty-five swinging bridges, and 
there are also two tunnels, at Washington and La Salle 
Streets. The Union Stock Yards are in the southern part 
of the city. They cover three hundred and fifty acres, and 
are the most extensive in the world. 



TOURS TO JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 

A series of tours from New England, New York, Phila- 
delphia, Baltimore, Washington, and other principal points 
on the Pennsylvania System will be run, leaving New York 
January 24, February 7 and 21, and March 7, 1899. 

The tours will admit of a visit of two entire weeks 
in the Flowery State. 

Tickets for the last tour will be valid for return by regular 
trains until May 31, 1899. 

The period allowed is amply sufficient to admit of a 
thorough tour of all the interesting places in the Peninsula. 

Passengers from New England will join the special train 
at New York or Philadelphia. 

Rates for the round trip, $65.00 from Boston, $50.00 from 
New York, $48.00 from Philadelphia, and proportionate 
rates from other stations. 



TOURS, NEW YORKTO WASHINGTON, D. C. 

DECEMBER 27, 1898, 

JANUARY 19, FEBRUARY 16, 

MARCH 9 and 28, APRIL 20, 
MAY 11, 1899, 

are the dates selected for the winter and spring tours 
to Washington, D. C, under the popular personally-con- 
ducted system of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. 
Tickets will be sold at rate of $14.50 from New York and 
$11.50 from Philadelphia, including accommodations at 
the leading hotels of the Capital in addition to round-trip 
transportation. 



TOURS TO OLD POINT COMFORT, 
RICHMOND, AND WASHINGTON. 

Will leave New York and Philadelphia 

DECEMBER 27, 1898, 
JANUARY 28, 

FEBRUARY 25, 
MARCH 18, 

APRIL 1, 15, and 29, 1899. 

Round-trip tickets for these tours, including transporta- 
tion in each direction, box luncheon going, and one and 
three-fourths days' board at Old Point Comfort, and valid 
to return on regular trains via Cape Charles Route within 
six days, will be sold at rate of $15.00 from New York, 
$12.50 from Philadelphia, and proportionate rates from 
other points. 

Tickets for these tours to Old Point Comfort and Rich- 
mond, and return via Washington, including all necessary 
expenses for the entire trip of six days, will be also sold 
at rate of $34.00 from New York and $31.00 from Phila- 
delphia. 

For detailed itineraries and full information regarding 
any of these tours apply to ticket agents ; Tourist Agent, 
1196 Broadway, New York; 860 Fulton Street, Brooklyn; 
Thomas Purdy, Passenger Agent Long Branch District, 
Newark, N. J. ; B. Courlaender, Jr., Passenger Agent Balti- 
more District, Baltimore, Md. ; C. Studds, Passenger 
Agent Southeastern District, Washington, D. C. ; Thos. 
E. Watt, Passenger Agent, Western District, Pittsburg, 

Pa., or address 

GEO. W. BOYD, 

Assistant General Passenger Agent, 
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia. 



TOURS, BOSTON TO WASHINGTON, D. C. 

Six-day personally-conducted tours to Washington, D. C, 
will leave Boston 

DECEMBER 26,1898, 
JANUARY 23, 

' FEBRUARY 6 and 27, 

MARCH 13 and 27, 

APRIL 3, 10, and 24-, 1899. 

Tickets, including meals en route (except on Fall River 
Line Steamer returning), side trip to Mt. Vernon, and board 
at Washington's leading hotels, will be sold at rate of $23.00. 
from Boston. 

Tickets and all information pertaining to the tours from 

Boston may be obtained of D. N. Bell, Tourist Agent, 

Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 205 Washington Street, 

Boston, or 

GEO. W. BOYD, 

Assistant General Passenger Agent, 
Broad Street Station Philadelphia^ 



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